Purdue basketball's development of big men lured Alabama center Haas

6:50 PM,
Nov. 18, 2013

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Isaac Haas appreciates Purdue's campus environment, its fan support and its academic reputation.

Yet the 7-foot-2, 285-pound center from Hokes Bluff, Ala., envisions a basketball career beyond West Lafayette. That's why he made a surprise announcement Monday morning via Twitter that he will join Purdue's 2014 recruiting class and sign a letter of intent on Wednesday.

"It's great exposure, and under Matt Painter, almost every 7-footer when went to Purdue went to the NBA," Haas said. "It's a great place to develop bigs. I feel it's the best place to achieve my dreams." ...